Scholarships and Foundation Donations

Administered by the New York Press Club Foundation, Inc.

Peter O.E. Bekker Memorial Scholarship

The Peter O.E. Bekker Memorial Scholarship is offered in memory of the New York Press Club's longtime Consulting Director, who died in August of 2016, following a valiant battle with cancer.

Peter's family has created a scholarship fund to aid young journalists. Your donations are welcomed and appreciated. The scholarship will be administered by the New York Press Club Foundation. Program details will soon be finalized and applications will be available here.

Stan Brooks Scholarship

Stan Brooks applications are closed and will reopen in summer, 2016.

The scholarships honor pioneer broadcast newsman, Stan Brooks, who died in December, 2013, ending a 40-year career at the nation's first all news radio station, 1010 WINS. Stan was a long time member and officer of the New York Press Club.

The Stan Brooks Memorial Scholarships are intended to be general purpose and are awarded based upon aptitude and accomplishment
as determined by a New York Press Club Foundation committee of professional journalists.

Requirements for applicants:

Must be a Student Member in good standing of the New York Press Club.
(Click to join).

Must be in (or entering) a grad or undergrad journalism or communications program at an accredited school.

Must fully complete and submit the online application.

Must provide at least one example of journalistic accomplishment (see application form).

Must attend, without charge, the Foundation's journalism conference on October 3rd to receive the
award.

The Stan Brooks Memorial Scholarships are awarded at least annually. To apply, Student Members of the New York Press Club need only fill-out and submit the application, below.

Jordan Schuman Scholarship

The Jordan Schuman program is under development.

The Jordan Schuman Scholarship program is under development. Jordan was raised on Long Island. She died, at 22, in an automobile accident in South Carolina the Wednesday before Christmas, 2015. The crash happened only months after Jordan began her professional career as a multimedia reporter for WPDE-TV in Florence, South Carolina.

Her immediate and extended families have organized a scholarship fund to aid budding journalists that the New York Press Club Foundation will administer. Program details will soon be finalized and applications will be available here.

You may use the "Donate" button below to send a possibly tax-advantaged donation to the New York Press Club Foundation for use in our scholarship funds or for general, charitable purposes.

Stan Brooks Memorial Scholarships

Jordan Schuman Scholarships

Peter O.E. Bekker Memorial Scholarship

Unencumbered Gift

The New York Press Club Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
100% of all donations designated as scholarships will be awarded as scholarships. No fund money is used for administrative or any other purposes for scholarship donations.

Stan Brooks Scholarships Application

Applications are closed.

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School Information:

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Aspiration

Accomplishment (Provide at least one):

If available, URL pointing to a recently published piece:

If available, please upload a recent piece (PDF only):

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